E’ partito il Mondiale Multiclasse Hobie Cat con la prima Classe , il primo di tutti gli Hobie Cat , il mitico HC 14.
Trentasei equipaggi in gara e fra loro il nostro campionissimo Hobie Cat 16, Stefan Griesmeyer.
Dopo tre regate è primo il sudafricano Blaine Dodds pluricampione internazionale in quasi tutte le classi Hobie Cat!
Oggi secondo giorno di regata.
Foto day 1
Dopo il bellissimo filmato, trovate il comunicato ufficiale della classe internazionale.
DAY 1 : H14 WORLDS START
After 3 races, Blaine Dodds is leading
18 knots from the North greeted the sailors for the 15th Hobie 14 World Championships at Gargnano, Lago Di Garda Italy. 36 sailors from 11 countries and five continents are in attendance.
The first race started in 18 knots gusting up 23 knots and slightly choppy waters. The choppy water caused some problems for some of the sailors. The defending Hobie 14 champions Arnaud Thieme defense could not have started worse for him. Arnaud capsized .With a lot of races ahead Arnaud will have his work cut out for him.
Race one was won by Broder Diedrichsen from Germany followed by Blaine Dodds of South Africa. Third was former Hobie 14 World champion Thorin Zeilmaker from the Netherlands. Blaine had the lead but capsized on the downwind leg.
Blaine said ‘ I was going downwind and I capsized. The bow just buried itself and it was all over. When I righted the boat I was n fourth pace and managed to just past Fletcher Warren-Myers on the finish line’
In the second race the wind eased to 10 knots with Blaine Dodds winning with Arnaud Thieme in second and Stefan Griesmeyer from Italy in third.
The race committee started a third race but with the wind decreasing the race was shortened. Blaine won the race in shifty conditions to take the lead of the championships.
foto Renzo Domini-CV Gargnano